Livonia News This Week

Trinity Health plans to lay off 557 workers at its Livonia headquarters starting in late October, the city shelves its long-stalled new police headquarters plan indefinitely, and Livonia customers describe long lines and account trouble as Fifth Third completes its conversion of Comerica accounts over the holiday weekend. Heat peaks near 80 degrees Sunday, and Schoolcraft College sets a second e-waste recycling day for Sept. 26. Comments are open below.

The Weather: Heat Peaks Near 80 Degrees Sunday

Sunday is the week's warmest day at 80°, with Wednesday level at 80°. Rain falls Tuesday through Thursday — 0.067 inches Thursday, the heaviest of the three, 0.039 Tuesday and 0.031 Wednesday. Tuesday and Wednesday each carry a 53% chance of rain and Thursday 47%. Monday, Friday and Saturday are dry and overcast, with highs easing from 80° Sunday to 73° Saturday.

The News

Trinity Health to lay off 557 workers at Livonia headquarters

Trinity Health is preparing to permanently lay off 557 workers at its Livonia headquarters, according to a notice filed with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. The layoffs are scheduled to begin Oct. 25 and run through Nov. 29, following a June announcement that the health system would outsource its IT department; affected positions include service-desk and applications-support roles, and clinical and patient-facing staff will not be affected. A Trinity Health statement said the shift gives the company access to specialized technology expertise “at the speed and scale health care now requires.” The Detroit Free Press also reported the 557-worker figure, though its account did not include further detail beyond that number.

Source: ClickOnDetroit / WDIV Local 4, September 8, 2026; Detroit Free Press

Livonia shelves new police headquarters plan indefinitely

Livonia has put plans for a new police station on hold indefinitely after months of disagreement between residents and elected leaders. Mayor Maureen Miller Brosnan said funding opportunities for a new building “have evaporated at this point,” and that the city is instead focusing on maintaining its existing buildings in the 2026-27 budget. The city's 65-year-old headquarters on Farmington Road was built in 1961. Voters rejected a $150 million Civic Center bond package that would have funded a replacement last summer by roughly a 2-1 margin, and architect, engineering and construction-manager contracts tied to the project have expired. Councilman Brandon McCullough said the need for a new building “doesn't go away” and opposed the administration's proposed Five Mile/Farmington Road site over wetlands concerns and cost. Councilwoman Carrie Budzinski pointed to August's renewal of a separate police and fire operating millage, which she said was unrelated to infrastructure funding, and said she hoped it “creates a good mindset of trust” toward resolving the city's outstanding building needs.

Source: The Detroit News, September 8, 2026

Livonia couple describes account trouble as Fifth Third completes Comerica conversion

Fifth Third Bank converted roughly 600,000 former Comerica accounts and 293 banking centers over the holiday weekend, the final step in the $10.9 billion all-stock merger that closed Feb. 1 and made Fifth Third the ninth-largest bank in the country. The transition has closed 75 Michigan branches this summer — 55 former Comerica locations and 20 Fifth Third locations — and eliminated more than 700 jobs, including 502 at Comerica's former Farmington Hills operations center. Livonia residents Charles and Carolyn Keberly described difficulty accessing accounts during the switch; Charles said of visiting the Eight Mile branch in Livonia, “I got there and the parking lot was full and I thought, this is not good,” and later, “When it came down to it, in the final minute everything went to hell.”

Source: The Detroit News, September 9, 2026

Schoolcraft College sets second e-waste recycling day for Sept. 26

Schoolcraft College will hold its second e-waste recycling day Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the north parking lot near the Health Sciences Center — after this week's calendar window, but worth planning for now. Residents can drop off old computers, tablets, cellphones and other electronics with no limit on quantity; entry is via St. Joe's Parkway off Haggerty or Seven Mile roads. The event runs with recycling partner CERS Lifecycle. Attendees are encouraged to bring a canned or non-perishable food item for the Schoolcraft College Food Pantry. Last year's event collected more than eight tons of e-waste. Shipping and receiving operations supervisor Nicholas Nelson said last year “was such a success that we couldn't wait to offer this service to the community again this year.”

Source: Schoolcraft College, September 9, 2026

Metro Detroit

DTE Gas wins $74.5 million rate hike, then tells regulators to expect another

The Michigan Public Service Commission approved a $74.52 million rate increase for DTE Gas — about 54% less than the $162.7 million in additional revenue the utility sought. DTE Gas's total request was $237.5 million, but $74.8 million of that was for infrastructure costs already reflected in customer rates. The order raises the typical residential bill using 7,500 cubic feet a month by $2.87, or 3.3%, starting Oct. 1. A separate 68-cent infrastructure recovery surcharge takes effect Jan. 1, 2027. The commission also raised its Low-Income Assistance Credit from $40 to $58 and its electric outage credit to $44 a day. Hours after the ruling, DTE Gas notified the commission it will file another rate request in November covering a 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2028; the amount has not been disclosed. Attorney General Dana Nessel said, “Not weeks, not days, but literally hours after securing a multi-million-dollar rate hike from the Commission, all while Michigan families struggle to keep their homes warm, DTE announced its intent to ask its customers for more.” DTE Gas president and COO Renee Tomina said the November notice “does not change anyone's bill” and is a required first step under commission rules requiring at least 60 days' notice before filing a new rate request; she added the approved order “does not include the full level of support we requested for the investments we believe are needed to keep pace with critical system upgrades.” DTE Gas serves 1.4 million customers. A companion Detroit Free Press item reported the same $74.5 million figure but carries no further detail beyond that number.

Source: The Detroit News; Detroit Free Press, September 11, 2026

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